Downie, Ontario (1891 census)
Downie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.328°N, 81.060°W.
Population
In 1891, Downie had a population of 3,281: 1,688 male and 1,593 female residents. Population density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,610 |
| 1871 | 3,738 |
| 1881 | 3,489 |
| 1891 | 3,281 |
| 1901 | 2,895 |
| 1911 | 2,561 |
| 1921 | 2,457 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Downie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 588 |
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,593 |
| Number of males | 1,688 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 488 |
| Number of married persons | 977 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 137 |
| POP F | 1,593 |
| POP M | 1,688 |
| POP TOT | 3,281 |
| Total population | 3,281 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,020 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,167 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,280 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 584 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 125 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 397 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 380 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 204 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 368 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 585 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,394 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 801 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,580 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,786 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,889 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,319 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,270 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,056 |
| Acres of oats | 7,383 |
| Acres of potatoes | 438 |
| Acres of turnips | 683 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,729 |
| BAR AC | 1,394 |
| BAR BU | 34,554 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34,554 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 236,970 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,638 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,460 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 254,894 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 73,384 |
| BWT BU | 291 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 7 |
| CRN BU | 3,409 |
| HAY AC | 8,319 |
| HAY TONS | 14,896 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,062 |
| Number of chickens | 24,773 |
| Number of ducks | 468 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 470 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 106 |
| Number of geese | 819 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 851 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,469 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,032 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 577 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,779 |
| Number of other fowl | 93 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 231 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 2,216 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,387 |
| Number of swine | 2,680 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,987 |
| Number of turkeys | 535 |
| OAT AC | 7,383 |
| OAT BU | 236,970 |
| PEA BU | 34,131 |
| POT AC | 438 |
| POT BU | 43,638 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,668 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,169 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,060 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,656 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,896 |
| WHT AC | 4,729 |
| WHT FALL BU | 73,384 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,460 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 104 |
| A 11 50 | 98 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 231 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,656 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,062 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,668 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,020 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,167 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,169 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 851 |
| DUCKS | 468 |
| FAMILIES | 588 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,060 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 819 |
| GRA BU | 487 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,773 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,469 |
| HOUSES | 584 |
| HOUSES B | 125 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 380 |
| HOUSES S | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 368 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 397 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 489 |
| MD MALE | 488 |
| MD TOT | 977 |
| MILK COWS | 3,032 |
| NAME CD | Perth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 106 |
| OC P | 470 |
| OC TOT | 577 |
| OTHER FOWL | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,779 |
| OTHERS | 3,280 |
| SHEEP | 2,216 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,387 |
| SILOS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 42,270 |
| SUP FOR | 6,786 |
| SUP JV | 801 |
| SUP PAT | 9,580 |
| SUP SC | 31,889 |
| SUP TOT | 49,056 |
| SWINE | 2,680 |
| SWINE KS | 2,987 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 585 |
| TUR AC | 683 |
| TUR BU | 254,894 |
| TURKEY | 535 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 84 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 137 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Downie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/downie-on109002-1891/.